2017_Asian_Men's_U23_Volleyball_Championship
The 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF). It was held in Ardabil, Iran from 1 to 9 May 2017. The tournament was served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship held in Cairo, Egypt with the top two ranked teams qualifying for the world championship.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host nation ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Iran |
| Dates | 1–9 May |
| Teams | 11 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Iran (2nd title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Rahman Taghizadeh |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
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The matches was played in only one stadium in Ardabil: Rezazadeh Stadium. It was the first time that Iran and Ardabil had hosted the tournament. As hosts, Iran automatically participated for the tournament, while the remaining 10 teams (with the withdrawn of Philippines).
Iran won the tournament with a 3–0 final win over Japan. Both finalists qualified for the World Championship.
| Central Asia (CAZA) | East Asia (EAZA) | Oceania (OZA) | Southeast Asia (SEAZA) | West Asia (WAZA) |
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Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 February 2017.[1] But, Philippines later withdrew. Final standing of the 2015 edition are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 1st.
More information Pool A, Pool B ...
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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| Iran (Hosts) |
 Chinese Taipei (3) |
 China (4) |
 Japan (6) |
 Philippines (14) |
 Kazakhstan (12) |
 Australia (10) |
 Thailand (7) |
 Pakistan (–) |
 Uzbekistan (–) |
 Malaysia (–) |
 Sri Lanka (–) |
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- Numbers of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 2–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
- All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
Pool A
Pool B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 192 | 158 | 1.215 | Pool F |
| 2 | Kazakhstan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 176 | 176 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 189 | 223 | 0.848 | Pool H |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 1 May | 10:00 | Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–20 | 19–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 14–16 | 99–108 | P2 |
| 2 May | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Uzbekistan | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–10 | 28–30 | 15–8 | 115–90 | P2 |
| 3 May | 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 21–25 | 25–27 | 22–25 | 68–77 | P2 | ||
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Pool C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 174 | 147 | 1.184 | Pool E |
| 2 | Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 157 | 158 | 0.994 | |
| 3 | Australia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 170 | 196 | 0.867 | 9th place play-offs |
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Pool D
- All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
- The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.
Pool E
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 255 | 201 | 1.269 | Final round |
| 2 | China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 219 | 203 | 1.079 | |
| 3 | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 231 | 255 | 0.906 | |
| 4 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 225 | 271 | 0.830 |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 4 May | 15:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Malaysia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 98–85 | P2 | |
| 4 May | 17:30 | China | 3–1 | Pakistan | 18–25 | 25–18 | 25–11 | 25–14 | 93–68 | P2 | |
| 5 May | 10:00 | Pakistan | 3–1 | Malaysia | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 98–80 | P2 | |
| 5 May | 15:00 | Iran | 3–0 | China | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 75–51 | P2 | ||
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Pool F
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 262 | 213 | 1.230 | Final round |
| 2 | Thailand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 303 | 298 | 1.017 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 234 | 249 | 0.940 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 205 | 244 | 0.840 |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 4 May | 12:30 | Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Thailand | 25–19 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 12–15 | 100–106 | P2 |
| 4 May | 19:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–51 | P2 | ||
| 5 May | 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Thailand | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 86–92 | P2 | |
| 5 May | 17:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Japan | 23–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 57–75 | P2 | ||
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Pool H
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 | 106 | 114 | 0.930 | 9th place match |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 114 | 106 | 1.075 | 9th place play-offs |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 4 May | 10:00 | Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Sri Lanka | 25–20 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 26–28 | 14–16 | 114–106 | P2 |
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- All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
Bracket
| Ninth place play-offs | Ninth place match | |||||
| Sri Lanka | Bye | |||||
| 7 May – Ardabil | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||
| 5 May – Ardabil | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Australia | ||||||
9th place play-offs
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 5 May | 19:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 22–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 62–75 | P2 | ||
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9th place match
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 7 May | 10:00 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | 23–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 65–75 | P2 | ||
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- All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
Bracket
| Fifth place | Fifth place play-offs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 0 | Iran | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Kazakhstan | 2 | Iran | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Pakistan | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 7 May | 12:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–64 | P2 | ||
| 7 May | 15:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Pakistan | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–57 | P2 | ||
| 7 May | 17:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | 25–9 | 25–17 | 25–14 | 75–40 | P2 | ||
| 7 May | 19:30 | China | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 19–25 | 27–29 | 23–25 | 69–79 | P2 | ||
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5th place play-offs
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 8 May | 10:00 | Malaysia | 1–3 | China | 25–17 | 22–25 | 12–25 | 27–29 | 86–96 | P2 | |
| 8 May | 12:30 | Kazakhstan | 2–3 | Pakistan | 20–25 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 14–16 | 107–105 | P2 |
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7th place match
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 9 May | 10:00 | Malaysia | 2–3 | Kazakhstan | 25–22 | 11–25 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 94–107 | P2 |
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5th place match
Semi-finals
3rd place match
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 9 May | 15:00 | Thailand | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 91–94 | P2 | |
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Final
More information Rank, Team ...
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- Most valuable player
Rahman Taghizadeh
- Best setter
Masaki Oya
- Best outside spikers
- Masato Katsuoka
- Esmaeil Mosafer
- Best middle blockers
Lee Hsing-kuo- Sahand Allahverdian
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
- Su Hou-chen
- "Casting lots for 6 AVC events conducted successfully in Thailand". AVC. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.